Chinese minority’s beautiful embroidery uses horsetail hair for intricate designs

From auspicious horse-themed phrases and couplets to whether your luck is in, check out our Year of the Horse 2026 series to discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year. Past its decorative surface, embroidery serves as a universal language – an art form that allows disparate cultures to express shared values of identity, resilience and storytelling. While the specific stitches vary by geography, the impulses of the craft – from Japanese Sashiko to Palestinian Tatreez to Indian...